diff --git a/python-greenlet.spec b/python-greenlet.spec
index 75d954b..39fd7dd 100644
--- a/python-greenlet.spec
+++ b/python-greenlet.spec
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Patch0001:      0001-Don-t-clobber-r2-register-on-ppc64el.patch
 # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1594248
 Patch0002:      https://github.com/python-greenlet/greenlet/pull/132.patch
 
-BuildRequires:  gcc
+BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 
 %global _description \
 The greenlet package is a spin-off of Stackless, a version of CPython\